Tokyo's Maid Cafe

Tokyo's cafe scene has evolved over the past decade with newer and even more weirder innovations. Take this "Maid Cafe" revolution for instance. Akihabara and Shinjuku precints in Tokyo sport "maid cafes" where typical manga-style maids serve tea and cakes. The idea is that the customer is more than king, infact he is the master. And so when a customer enters the café, the maids typically give a flattering greeting such as "Welcome home, Master" in order to play the role of a house servant.

Staff sometimes kneel on the ground to mix sugar or milk in teas or other drinks. If the customer feels at home and in a relaxed ambience, then thats what these "maids" want. For me, all this sounds a bit too much but hey they are doing great business and these cafes are always more than full. In the land of great customer service that Japan already is, maid cafes represents something that is beyond the imagination. Customers and especially otaku people love this role-play.

Some Maid Cafes provide additional service like hand, foot or shoulder massage and even will take a photo with you or play manga games all at a price ofcourse. Anything to entertain patrons and win over stressed out customers, huh ? Anybody here been to a main cafe ? Care to share any stories ?

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[Maids]

Very interesting. Good pictures!